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Order of precedence in British Columbia

The British Columbia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of British Columbia. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The King of Canada (His Majesty King Charles III)
  2. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Her Honour The Honourable Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia <small>CM OBC)</small>
  3. The Premier of British Columbia (Hon. David Eby <small>KC MLA</small>)
  4. The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Leonard Marchand Jr.)
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia (by seniority of assuming office)
  6. Hon. Steven Point <small>OC OBC</small>
  7. Hon. Judith Guichon <small>OBC</small>
  8. Hon. Janet Austin <small>OBC</small>
  9. Former Premiers of British Columbia (by seniority of assuming office)
  10. Bill Vander Zalm
  11. Rita Johnston
  12. Mike Harcourt <small>OC</small>
  13. Glen Clark
  14. Dan Miller
  15. Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh <small>PC KC</small>
  16. Gordon Campbell <small>OC OBC</small>
  17. Christy Clark
  18. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Hon. Raj Chouhan )
  19. The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia by order of precedence
  20. The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Trevor Halford)
  21. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia, with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
  22. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Christopher E. Hinkson)
  23. Church representatives of faith communities
  24. The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
  25. The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
  26. The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
  27. The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
  28. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Melissa Gillespie)
  29. The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie )
  30. The Heads of Consular Posts with jurisdiction in British Columbia with precedence to be governed by Article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
  31. The Mayor of Victoria (Marianne Alto)
  32. The Mayor of Vancouver (Ken Sim)
  33. The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
  34. Hon. Steven Point <small>OBC</small> (accorded higher ranking as a living former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia)
  35. Marion Buller, <small>CM</small>
  36. Tamara Vrooman, <small>OBC</small>

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